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Yayoi Kusama "Infinity Mirrors" exhibit, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Yayoi Kusama
Infinity Mirrored Room—Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity
2009
Wood, mirror, plastic, acrylic, LEDs, and aluminum
Collection of the artist
"In Infinity Mirrored Room—Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity, golden lanterns flicker, creating a shimmering pattern of light that contrasts with the seemingly endless void of the mirrored black space. For Kusama, obliteration is a reflection on the experience of death and the potential of the afterlife. The imagery in this work recalls the Japanese tradition of toro nagashi, a ceremony in which paper lanterns known as chochin float down a river to guide ancestral spirits back to their resting places on the final night of the summer obon festivals. The ceremony often commemorates the victims of the atomic bombs. Mesmerizing and intimate, Kusama’s poetic installation underscores the impermanence of life and the certitude of death."
Usually there is a downward sloping hill here leading to the street -- the snow will probably melt by April!
Going on holiday, even for a few days, means having to do a series of things upon returning home. Grocery shopping, doing laundry, and editing photos from the trip are all things that require a lot of attention in the same short period of time between arriving home and going back to work.
I was in the doghouse today because I spent it largely sitting in front of the computer editing. Fortunately, I was able to buy myself out of it a bit by printing photos for the wife as she has been trying to wrap up her 2011 scrapbook of places we visited. She's not crazy into scrapbooking and really doesn't even enjoy it but we both agree that it serves as a good reminder for things we might otherwise forget. It's sort of just one more thing to do when returning home much like the laundry mentioned earlier.
Awesome photos by Bexx (iamBexx) of my performance piece at college last year. All about sick sexual desires, film demonstrates the sexual desire to skin your lover. Niiiice.
the door, still open after rescuing my camera, tripod, one Bible and DESSERT!
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Last week we had a huge storm, and when I resumed my usual running route this week, I found this magnificent fallen tree (its twin was lying on the other side of the road, like two dead sentries). Silverfox is a shaman so I took him there to say farewell.
The pictures were taken for the photography contest maybe-innocent and her friends held on tumblr/facebook. My theme was “rain”.
Format: Glass plate negative.
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Clouds of smoke from the fireworks show illuminated by city lights.
Unfortunately I did not achieve anything close to focus on this shot, but I thought it looked kinda neat--almost painting-like--so I uploaded it anyway.
(Edit: Changed color balance to something less accurate but more pleasing to the eye; the original scene was a lot yellower thanks to the sodium streetlights.)
Entangled around the base of a water 'bubbler' is debris from last night's torrent. At the base of the debris is a small log. Location is Brisbane, Australia.
Holden Commodore had sped out of a side road without checking whether there was anything one the road. Unfortunately, the Freelander was
Estimated speed of the Freelander at time of impact was estimated to be approx 55mph
CBS News RAW": daytime pictures of the aftermath of the Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti. There were crying victims among the downed buildings.
View from the front door of our breezeway the morning after a 17 in (43.2 cm) snowfall.
Note. The amount given above was taken from a newscast. We actually got a little over 20 in (50.8 cm).